Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Alfa Laval UltraPure pumps are specifically designed for the toughest, most demanding pharmaceutical applications. Their design pays a high level of attention to hygiene and repeatability to reduce the risk of contamination and delivers maximum energy efficiency, a reduced C02 footprint, higher yields and increased uptime.

LKH UltraPure

Designed to meet the specific demands of the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, LKH UltraPure centrifugal pumps deliver maximum uptime and high efficiency plus the benefits of easy cleanability.

LKH Prime UltraPure

The LKH Prime UltraPure is an efficient, versatile self-priming pump designed for Cleaning-in-Place duties containing entrained air with the ability to also pump product in pharmaceutical industry.

SolidC UltraPure

The special features of SolidC UltraPure centrifugal pumps include an external shaft seal and spring, a defined-compression O-ring on the back plate and crevice-free design.

SX UltraPure

Alfa Laval’s premium rotary lobe pump designed for gentle transportation of process fluids in high purity applications in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Friday, August 18, 2017

Whether you are measuring liquids, slurries or bulk solids, Siemens provides the ideal level measuring instruments for every job. Siemens level measurement devices set the standard in their respective disciplines for water, cement, mining, chemical, petrochemicals, food, beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries.

Point Level

Siemens level switches for point level measurement are distinguished by their outstanding performance. Their robust design ensures reduced cost of maintenance, spare parts, and downtime. Siemens level measurement instruments offer easy commissioning, connection to alarm or control systems, long service life, and low operating costs. Technologies include capacitance, rotary paddle, ultrasonic and vibrating.

Continuous

The product portfolio for continuous level measurement covers both contacting and non-contacting measurement. Radar, ultrasonic and gravimetric technologies are available for the non-contacting applications. Capacitance, guided wave radar and hydrostatic technologies are available for the contacting applications. As well, don’t forget that the safest engineered level measurement solution includes switches for back-up, overfill, low level and dry run protection. Technologies include radar, guided wave radar, ultrasonic, gravimetric, capacitance, and hydrostatic.

Interface

Siemens broad portfolio includes a large number of devices for many interface measurement applications, and includes the following products. SITRANS LC500, Pointek CLS 100, CLS 200, CLS 300 and CLS 500 are capacitance instruments for a wide range of tasks. The SITRANS LG uses guided wave radar technology.

Watch the entertaining video below to get a better idea of what level solutions Siemens (and Ives) has to offer.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

In sanitary applications, the finish and the material must be designed for easy and reliable cleaning and sanitation. For decades agencies have required sanitary finishes to comply to minimum standards. But now, many food, Biotech, and Pharma companies are going beyond the minimum regulations and providing high-end finishes because of the reduced sanitation time and reduced bacteria growth these finishes facilitate.

Sanitary applications mandate that stainless steel equipment have a sanitary finish. In very general terms, “sanitary finish” means a smooth, scratch-free, non-corrosive finish. But it’s much more than that. To qualify the finish more accurately, there are two primary terms used:

Roughness Average, or RA: A standard for an average of the peaks and valleys of the metal’s surface, measured in microinches or micrometers. The lower the RA, the smoother the finish.

Grit: The size of the abrasive used in the metal polishing process. Higher grit numbers are associated with higher polishing.

For process control equipment manufacturers, achieving higher-end finishes is not an easy proposition. Providing better finishes requires experience and controlled processes for quality fabrication, as well as possible tooling and production floor changes. Working inside sanitary requirements requires careful handling to prevent contamination from the manufacturing environment. Not all process instrument manufacturers are capable of providing the required environment.

A Coriolis Flowmeter with 15 RA/230 Grit for Biotech and Pharma

Siemens is currently offering a 15 RA/230 Grit surface finish for the FCS400 Coriolis flow sensor internal wetted-tube parts as a special, and will soon be offering it as a standard.

A Coriolis sensor, with such a high end finish, is very attractive to many "clean" industries including chromatography, blood plasma fractioning, chemical synthesis phases, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) extraction/fermentation and purification, formulation, and purified API.

Biotech and Pharma manufacturers, in particular, are poised to take advantage of the enhanced 15 RA/230 Grit finish coupled with the inherent benefits of the FCS400 Coriolis flow sensor, namely:

Accurate measurement across the entire range

Zero internal fabrication joints and self-draining design

All metal surfaces eliminate risks from particulates from the breakdown of synthetic materials